U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., was among speakers at a downtown Portland rally Tuesday evening in support of gay marriage.

Wyden, in brief remarks, declared: "Every adult -- every single adult --
ought to be able to marry that person they love. It is time." He added:
"If you don't share our view, if you don't approve of gay marriage:
Don't get one."

He spoke at an Oregon United for Marriage rally at Terry Schrunk Plaza on the eve of arguments in a court case that could prove pivotal. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane will hear arguments in Eugene on Wednesday in a challenge to Oregon's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

Wyden and other speakers at Tuesday's rally, which attracted an enthusiastic crowd, expressed optimism that McShane will ultimately rule Oregon's law in violation of the U.S. Constitution. A group that opposes gay marriage, the National Organization for Marriage, is seeking standing to argue in favor of Oregon's ban, with a hearing on that part of the case set for May 14.